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Higgenbotham wrote: Sat Jul 19, 2025 12:40 pm Also, and we aren't seeing it yet with covid and other hardships that I can tell, but people will at some point likely see increased hardships as punishment from God and the opportunity to get right with God. As industrial civilization goes further into reverse I would expect to see people reaching further back to old time religion that they've read about like Jonathan Edwards (Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God) and do it to less effect than the original.

What has been, it is what will be,
And what has been done, it is what will be done.
So there is nothing new under the sun.

10 Is there anything of which one might say,
“See this, it is new”?
It has already existed for ages
Which were before us.

11 There is no remembrance of the [h]earlier things,
And of the later things as well, which will occur,
There will be no remembrance of them
Among those who will come later still.

4 “You shall not make for yourself [c]an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, inflicting the [d]punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but showing [e]favor to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

Unbelief and Its Consequences

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth [m]in unrighteousness, 19 because that which is known about God is evident [n]within them; for God made it evident to them. 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, being understood by what has been made, so that they are without excuse. 21 For even though they knew God, they did not [o]honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their reasonings, and their senseless hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and they exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible mankind, of birds, four-footed animals, and [p]crawling creatures.

24 Therefore God gave them up to vile impurity in the lusts of their hearts, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for [q]falsehood, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed [r]forever. Amen.

26 For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged natural relations for that which is contrary to nature, 27 and likewise the men, too, abandoned natural relations [s]with women and burned in their desire toward one another, males with males committing [t]shameful acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error.

28 And just as they did not see fit [v]to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a depraved mind, to do those things that are not proper, 29 people having been filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, and evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice; they are gossips, 30 slanderers, [w]haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, untrustworthy, unfeeling, and unmerciful; 32 and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.

In my opinion, what will trigger it will be a major global financial crisis.

FullMoon wrote: Wed Jul 16, 2025 9:07 pm the outbreak of the ME war with an escalation in the Russian war are not what people want.

The Yorktown was assigned to what was then called the North Atlantic Patrol, trying to spot German ships and submarines for the British and helping convoys to get through. After nearly a year on the North Atlantic Patrol, the crew sensed the war drawing closer and closer. They thought the United States soon would be engaged in a full-scale war because antisubmarine actions were becoming more aggressive. In addition to spotting subs, the Yorktown’s planes were occasionally sneaking in depth charge attacks.

One evening, McIntosh and the crew listened to one of President Roosevelt’s fireside chats on the radio. The President was saying, “I hate war. Eleanor hates war. The people of the United States hate war and we don’t want war.” Just at that moment, a destroyer in the task force cut loose with a depth charge pattern on a sub. It was mid-November 1941.

Higgenbotham wrote: Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:45 pm Donald Trump is acting like a man who is in trouble, maybe for reasons we don't know. But if I had to guess, he is desperate to keep the economic bubble going, which is why he's attacking Jerome Powell and lying about who put Powell in.

The root cause of the declining approval could be the economy.

Donald Trump's Approval Rating Plummets to New Low
Published Jul 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM EDT

President Donald Trump's approval rating has declined, according to YouGov polling.

According to a survey by the pollsters, Trump's net approval rating is -17, a decline from the last time YouGov polled voters, when it was -11.

Why It Matters

The decline comes amid backlash to the Trump administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.

Exclusive / Thom Tillis isn’t mad — but he is prepared to tangle with the ‘disrespectful’

Burgess Everett
Congressional Bureau Chief
Updated Jul 15, 2025, 7:23pm CDT

Thom Tillis isn’t in rebellion mode against President Donald Trump or Republican leadership. He’s simply making clear that he won’t tolerate disrespect from Trump — or anyone else.

The North Carolinian, who announced his retirement in the middle of last month’s grueling debate over Trump’s massive tax and spending cuts bill, is no longer beholden to Trump or the broader world of electoral politics.

He’s not planning on using his perches on three powerful committees to undercut the GOP: He’s preparing to support Trump’s package of extra federal cuts and to advance controversial judicial nominee Emil Bove.

But Tillis also contends that the president is getting bad advice on everything from Medicaid cuts to tariffs, and he’s warning Trump against antagonizing him. It could make for a very interesting next 18 months.

“That’s President Trump’s choice,” Tillis told Semafor in an interview in his office on Tuesday, when asked whether he’ll be a thorn in the president’s side. “I’ve tried to defer to him and show him respect, but I do have a habit of mirroring the behavior that I’m presented with.”

Tillis pointed to a recent confrontation with a bystander who confronted him about his opposition to Trump nominee Ed Martin: “You can just ask the poor guy in the Washington National Airport about seven weeks ago what happens when you get up in this former trailer park resident’s face. There’s no human being on the face of the planet whose behavior I wouldn’t mirror if it’s disrespectful.”

Nominations & Appointments

President Donald J. Trump Announces Nomination of Jerome Powell to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Issued on: November 2, 2017

Today, President Donald J. Trump nominated Jerome H. Powell of Maryland to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years beginning February 3, 2018.